Loughton Orient snatched a dramatic late at Faithfold C, while Hendon United Sports Club A cruised to victory in the London Sunday FA Challenge Cup and Hendon C completed back-to-back wins after beating SPEC FC. Danny Caro reflects on Matchday 10 of the MGBSFL season.
MATCHDAY 10 HEADLINES
LFASC - Depleted Faithfold well beaten, four-midable Hammers march on
Prem Div - RJC and FC Team play out four-goal thriller
Div 1 - Hahn the hero as Woodford go clear
Div 2 - Big Ben strikes again for AC Mill Hill
Div 3 - Crawford late show crushes 10-man Faithfold
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Div 2 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill), Nicky Woolf (NL Raiders B), Dave Esterkin (NL Raiders B)
Div 3 - Richard Fogelman 4 (L'Equipe)
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MATCH PHOTOS: OAKWOOD A vs NL RAIDERS A
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DANNY CARO'S PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIV 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - DEAN SILVER
DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK - MARC JACOBS
DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK - IAN TUSSIE (AGAIN!
REFEREE OF THE WEEK
Warwick Blake (FC Team A vs Redbridge JC A)
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GK - Grant Waissel (NLR C), Adam Rones (FC Team A)
DEFENDERS - Ari Nevies (Hendon A), Adam Kosky (LM Lions Blue), Josh Tiano, Rob Caplin (both NW Neasden), Matt Niman, Matt Kemp (both Redbridge B), Gid Chain (L'Equipe), Jonny Kaye (AC Mill Hill), Jake Yudelowitz (NLR C), Dan Silverman, Jon Toby (both FC Team A), Ben Halmer (Jewdinese), Scott Jay (Redbridge JC A), Jamie Murray (LM Lions White)
MIDFIELDERS - Dave Esterkin (NL Raiders B), Yoav Lebens (Hendon A), David Rhodes (NL Raiders A), Jamie Cooper (NW Neasden), Dan Ezra (Boca Jewniors), David Blitz, Jaimie Sinclair, Josh Hambling (all Loughton Orient), Sam Rank (Redbridge), Jason Shoffman (AC Mill Hill), Adam Aminoff (FC Team C), Ben Weinberg (Southgate Harmen), Blake Buckman, Ben Radstone, Freddie Marks (all FC Team B), James Belchak (LM Lions White), Joel Kutner (Los Blancos)
STRIKERS - Richard Fogelman, JJ Marrache (both L'Equipe), Ben Zloof, Jonny Horwitz (both AC Mill Hill),
Nicky Woolf (NL Raiders B), Dan Green (LM Lions Blue), Dan Orgel (NW Neasden), Dovi Fehler (Boca Jewniors), Jamie Weinrich (NLR C), Adam Stolerman (Redbridge JC A), Benji Greenblatt (King Crown)
MANAGER - Jonathan Ison (Los Blancos), Tony Charles (Woodford), Scott Smith (Brixton), Darren Lawrence (Jewdinese)
REFEREE - Warwick Blake (FC Team A vs Redbridge JC A), Richard Jaye (Southgate Harmen vs NW Neasden), Martin Lavender (SPEC FC vs Hendon Utd SC B)
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DANNY CARO'S MONTHLY AWARDS: OCTOBER
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND 3 DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
LONDON SUNDAY FA CHALLENGE CUP
FC TRIPENI 5 FAITHFOLD A 2
A depleted Faithfold team tumbled out of the LFA Senior Cup following a crushing 5-2 defeat against former winners FC Tripeni.
Mike Pearson and Jake Gottlieb registered for Faithfold.
Superhoops boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport; "It was a disappointing performance. We struggled with numbers, had three defenders out and then Dan Howard came off injured at half time. We didn't really get going and our game was not the same standard we have set."
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EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 4 MILLWALL ALBION 0
Hendon marched into the next round of the LSFACC courtesy of strikes from Yishai Last (2), Greg Corin and Danny Kon as they proved too strong for Millwall Albion.
Jubilant Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: ""In truth, I thought Millwall would be stronger than they were, but we made them look pedestrian and the only negative was with some of our finishing.
"We have not gone far in this competition in recent seasons, but there is genuine belief that this year we can go on a good run and who knows where that might take us."
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
9 - Mike Pearson (Faithfold A)
7 - Yishai Last (Hendon A)
DANNY CARO'S PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK
KENLEY IS A CUT ABOVE
CAMDEN PARK 1 BRADY MACCABI A 3
Michael Kenley bagged a brace as Brady climbed into third spot with a 3-1 victory over Camden.
There was also one for Alex Hershman as Brady registered their fourth win of the season.
Brady joint-manager Joel Nathan told JC Sport: "We had a very young team out today with seven of the starting 11 19 or under, and they showed great maturity when in possession especially in the first half as they dictated the game.
Guy Marks netted for Camden whose manager Josh Marks told JC Sport: "It was a very disappointing result."
DC Prediction: Camden 1 Brady 2
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REDBRIDGE MAKE THEIR POINT
FC TEAM A 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 2
A stoppage time effort from Adam Stolerman earned Redbridge a point in a thrilling contest against FC Team in a match moved to Fairlop.
RJC's Jack Vangelder had cancelled out FC Team's opener but the north Londoners thought they had won it with a late goal, only for Stolerman to deny them in the final seconds.
Team's goals came through Tom Miller and Adam Rones.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "I have mixed emotions over the point. We were camped in their half the whole of the second half and should have finished them off. That said we thought we were going to be done by the ultimate smash and grab."
FC Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "Once again we arrived in Redbridge without a goalkeeper and no substitutes, however we found ourselves seconds away from beating them. I am very happy with the performance and the way we defended as a team."
DC Prediction: Team 1 Redbridge 2
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GREEN MACHINE KNOCKS OVER LIONS WHITE
LONDON MACCABI LIONS WHITE 1 LONDON MACCABI LIONS BLUE 3
Lions Blue completed a memorable early season double over Anekstein holders Lions White, with a Dan Green double setting them up.
Central defender Nick Astaire was also on the mark for Jamie Kyte's troops.
Sam Shooter netted for Lions White.
LML Blue boss Jamie Kyte told JC Sport: "It was a well-fought game and perhaps a flattering scoreline. We were lucky not to concede after the Whites got behind our backline on numerous occasions, but David Kosky was quick off his line on both occasions smothering the ball away."
An LML White spokesman told JC Sport: "Sunday’s display against Lions Blue was a fantastic performance - on and off the pitch - from a squad that contained nine players aged 16 to 17."
DC Prediction: LML White 1 LML Blue 2
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NORSTAR WIN FIVE-GOAL THRILLER
OAKWOOD A 2 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 3
League leaders Norstar London Raiders A edged a five-goal thriller against a determined Oakwood team at Brunel.
Goals from Matt Stock, David Dinkin and Zac McLeod sealed the points for Norstar who are now clear at the top.
Oakwood's strikes came through Bobby Cousins and an own goal from Dan Grossman.
NLR boss Phil Peters told JC Sport: "I don’t think I’ve ever felt happier about three points in all my years managing in Jewish football, nor have I ever felt my heart pound so fast."
Oaks joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "We were masters of our own downfall. This season we've completely outplayed Faithfold and lost, contrived to throw away points in the 93rd minute against Brady and now Raiders. I have a fantastic group of lads at my disposal at this club and I don't take that for granted. But now we need to come together, put the team first, get a result against Camden and start climbing up that league table."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 Raiders 3
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
11 - Jamie Kent (Shirley Park)
10 - Mitch Hahn (Woodford)
7 - Harrison Midda (Woodford)
WOODFORD GO IT ALONE
BRADY MACCABI B 0 WOODFORD WANDERERS 1
Woodford moved three points clear at the top after condemning Brady B to their second consecutive defeat.
Tony Charles' men impressed throughout as they came away with their third clean sheet in the league this season thanks to Mitch Hahn's solitary effort
following an assist from Joe Sumray.
DC Prediction: Brady B 2 Woodford 3
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GLORIOUS GAON CRUSHES CHIGS
CHIGWELL ATHLETIC 2 LOS BLANCOS 3
Two more goals from Jono Gaon guided lowly Los Blancos to a stunning win over Chigwell at Peter May.
James Joseph was also on target as the north Londoners claimed their second win in six games.
Chigwell's goals came through the in-form Paul Hizer and a lob from super-sub Glenn Michaels.
Chigs boss Richard Slater told JC Sport: "'Missing eight first team players was very evident today. We should have had enough to get us over the line but wasn't to be. We'll bounce back next week."
DC Prediction: Chigwell 3 Blancos 1
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ROSENTHAL GIVES SHIRLEY THE ROCKET
SHIRLEY PARK 2 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 3
Brixton claimed their second win of the campaign, with strikes from Ekon, Paul Shamplina and Rosenthal completing a memorable win over title-chasing Shirley at Norseman FC.
Shirley's goals came through Stefan Benfredj and Saul Conway.
Shirley boss Dave Lusman told JC Sport: "It's been a tough last few weeks for us, and Sunday was a pretty poor show from Park. Brixton's finishing was clinical and ours, surprisingly, was seriously shocking - any other day this could have been a goal fest for us, but are boys were well of the pace and were missing opportunity after opportunity."
DC Prediction: Shirley 4 Brixton 1
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ORGEL GETS K-MEN ROLLING
SOUTHGATE HARMEN 1 NORTH WEST NEASDEN 1
Dan Orgel was on the mark from the penalty spot to earn NWN their first point under new boss Stirling Kay in a belter at Chase Lodge.
Harmen missed penalty, but a last-ditch header from Sam Castle saw them come away with a point.
NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "I am very pleased with the disciplined, hard work and commitment of the squad. Each game we are playing some good football and we are looking better every game."
Harmen joint-player-manager Sam Castle told JC Sport: "We were not at our best today in tough conditions, however we worked hard as a team and got a point. It's not all three, but better than nothing."
DC Prediction: Harmen 3 NWN 2
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THREE CHEERS FOR HENDON B
SPEC FC 1 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 3
Hendon B built on their excellent win over Brady B with an impressive 3-1 victory at SPEC FC.
Strikes from R.A Noe, Martin Smulovitch and Avi Markiewicz put the icing on the cake for an excellent Hendon.
Dan Pike registered for SPEC FC.
DC Prediction: SPEC 2 Hendon 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
12 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
10 - James Joseph (FC Team C)
8 - Jake Gilbert (Bilbaum)
DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
JUBILANT JAKE PEGS BLIZZARD BACK
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 5 BLIZZARD STORM 2
Jake Gilbert fired a double as Bilbaum put in a five-star show against Blizzard.
Ed Green, Ben Bell and Adam Bier finished the job.
Dan Simons and David Cohen were the marksmen for Blizzard.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "Credit to Bilbaum, but I wasn't happy to lose the game. 2-2 with 20 mins to go, I thought we might nick it."
DC Prediction: Bilbaum 2 Blizzard 2
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FC TEAM C MADE TO SWEAT FOR DERBY DELIGHT
FC TEAM C 3 FC TEAM B 2
FC Team C boosted their title hopes with a hard fought win in the inter-club derby, thanks to strikes from Adam Aminoff, David Joseph Cohen and David James Cohen.
Blake Buckman and Matt Davis registered for FC Team B.
FC Team C joint-manager Mike Myers told JC Sport: "The Bs deserve a lot of credit as they were determined and battled hard."
FC Team B boss David Gordon told JC Sport: "We were incredibly unlucky to lose . We should have been at least 2-0 up when the C’s equalised and then had another great chance to be 2-1 ahead before we switched off for two minutes and allowed them to score twice. The difference was that they took their chances and we squandered too many of ours."
DC Prediction: FC Team C 3 FC Team B 0
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RAMPANT RAIDERS B RUN RIOT
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 8 LONDON HAROLDEANS 0
NICKY WOOLF and DAVE ESTERKIN were the hat-trick hero as Raiders B claimed their fifth win of the campaign, thumping London Haroldeans 8-0.
Further strikes from Rob Samuelson and an own goal wrapped up the points for Jonathan Adelman's title hopefuls.
Raiders boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "I was delighted with the response of the boys after our lost to Los Blancos in our last game. We got back to the controlled passing game we like to play and created a plethora of chances."
DC Prediction: Raiders 4 Haroldeans 1
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BIG BEN STRIKES AGAIN
OAKWOOD B 2 AC MILL HILL 4
Star striker BEN ZLOOF was back in business with a hat-trick as Mill Hill won the battle of the Division Two new boys. Jonathan Horwitz clinched the points for Joe Levy's troops.
Oakwood's goals came through Matt Geey and Marc Hyamson.
ACM boss Joe Levy told JC Sport: "This was by far the best performance of the season. We controlled the game from the off and limited Oakwood to shots from distance. I feel were finally at the level we need to be and will look to kick on in the league from here."
Oaks boss Ian Tussie told JC Sport: "In the summer I felt like Moses having led the boys to The Promised Land, but after a difficult start it's time to be more like Noah and save the animals from the storm."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 Mill Hill 2
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SUPER SOLLOSI KEEPS RJC FLYING HIGH
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 1 FAITHFOLD B 0
Nathan Sollosi was Redbridge's matchwinner as Jon Jacobs' men earned their sixth win in seven games, although they were made to sweat by an improving Faithfold B.
RJC missed the chance to score a second after the Faithfold keeper pulled off an excellent double save from a penalty.
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "It is not the team that will win a league in Jewish football but the squad. Today, we had our regular keeper - Matt Kemp - at centre back, Daniel Jacobs made his first start for over two years and 53-year-old father of four Pete Sollosi joined two of his sons on the pitch for the last 25 minutes
DC Prediction: Redbridge 4 Faithfold 0
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
17 - Richard Fogelman (L’Equipe)
14 - Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
7 - Philippe Auret (Whetstone)
DANNY CARO'S DIV 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
THREE AND NESE FOR JEWDI
AC WHETSTONE 1 JEWDINESE 3
Jewdinese claimed win number four as the battle of the new boys went the way of the visitors at Chase Lodge.
Whetstone's goal came through Dan Cohen.
Jewdinese boss Darren Lawrence told JC Sport: "
Whetstone joint-manager Clive Nathan told JC Sport: "Losing is always tough, but this group of boys will bounce back. We were ahead and had a good chance to score again but then to find ourselves playing with 10 was a struggle.
DC Prediction: Whetstone 2 Jewdinese 2
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CRAWFORD LATE SHOW BREAKS FAITHFOLD'S HEARTS
FAITHFOLD C 2 LOUGHTON ORIENT 3
A last-gasp strike from Jamie Crawford saw Loughton Orient claim their second victory of the season as they edged out 10-man Faithfold at Chase Lodge.
Faithfold top-scorer Dan Gordon missed a first-half penalty as Loughton keeper Marc Jacobs diverted the ball over the bar, but the home side went into the break a goal to the good thanks to a low drive from Ben Simons.
Loughton started the second half well, with Josh Hambling's thunderbolt volley from outside the box and a stunning overhead kick from central defender Dean Silver put them ahead. Faithfold equalised with a bullet header from Josh Barnett, but Crawford settled the contest soon after Gordon was sent off.
Loughton player-manager Dan Curtis told JC Sport: "We needed this win today. It's not been the start to the season we were hoping for but hopefully this result will kickstart us."
Faithfold player-manager David Garson told JC Sport: "To lose in the last 30 seconds was harsh in what was a well contested game. However, we know if we play like we did in the first half the results will come."
DC Prediction: Faithfold C 3 Loughton 2
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KINGS STING HUSTLERS
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB C 1 KING CROWN 3
King Crown came away from west Hendon with their third win of the campaign to ensure they remain above Hendon C.
Alex Elf grabbed a consolation for Hendon in a game King Crown finished with 10 following a red card.
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "I'm really disappointed with how we're playing at the moment - we look short of confidence and are playing nowhere near the level we're capable of.
DC Prediction: King Crown 2 Hendon C 1
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FOGELMAN FRIES BOCA
L’EQUIPE 4 BOCA JEWNIORS 3
A fab four-goal salvo from RICHARD FOGELMAN inspired promotion-chasing L'Equipe to victory in a seven-goal thriller against Boca.
Boca's goals came through Mike Patterson, Dan Ezra and Dovi Fehler.
The match was marred by an injury to Boca's Dan Ezra who suffered a dislocated shoulder following a bad fall in the process of scoring. We wish him all the best.
L'Equipe co-manager Josh Lewis told JC Sport: "Following our first defeat of the season last week, it was important to get back to winning ways and we did just that. I also wanted wish the Boca right winger well as he went down with a bad injury in the last 15."
DC Prediction: L'Equipe 2 Boca 2
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NORSTAR C MARCH ON
TEMPLE FORTUNE 1 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 3
As predicted, Norstar C ran out 3-1 victors over Fortune in Pinner, with Jamie Weinrich and Will Ufland doing the damage as L'Orange moved to within two points of leaders Catford.
Gavin Levy registered for Fortune.
Fortune boss Jonathan Cohen commented: "We had a fantastic start with good intensity early on. The injury to Ollie Squires seemed to change the game and we dropped considerably. I'm confident that better results will come and I'm positive we will turn it around."
DC Prediction: Fortune 1 Raiders 3
